Here's the last regular weekly poll of the 2003-04
basketball season, for the week of February 9, 2004. The CIF may issue a late week
"final" poll on Saturday, February 14, the same day the CIF-SS bracketing
committee will be busy constructing the playoff brackets, or they might not. It's
too hard to say at the moment. One thing is certain though: All playoff
brackets will be released on Sunday, February 15, and the playoffs will begin next week.
We hope to have all the brackets posted here at SoCalHoops by the end of the day on
Sunday, but if not, we're certain they'll also be posted at the CIF-SS's own official website, so check there throughout
the day this weekend if you don't see them here.

Remember, the last games of the "regular" season
will take place on Friday, February 13, 2004, so this is it for league contests.
After Friday, only playoff bound teams will remain active. And because there
are always the usual questions about who qualified, how the playoffs work, etc., we'll be
posting up our usual small playoff primer again, and hopefully the same questions that are
asked over and over on the message forum will be answered there.

These are the Division III-AA and III-A polls for the week
of February 9, 2004. If you have a complaint or a question about the polls,
remember, they are not SoCalHoops' polls; we're just passing them along from SCIBCA who
compile them on behalf of the CIF-SS. On the other hand, if you're
really, really pleased about something you see in one or more of the polls, we'll be happy
to take all the credit, even though we deserve none of it.

2003-04 SCIBCA BOYS BASKETBALL TOP 10 POLL

As of February 9, 2004

DIV. III-AA

DIV. III-A

1. Santa Margarita

1. Centennial/Com

2T. Calabasas

2. Harvard/Westlake

2T. Ocean View

3. Bishop Montgomery

4. Arlington

4. La Canada

5. Atascadero

5. Cabrillo/Lompoc

6. Servite

6. Orange Lutheran

7. Western

7. Marshall

8. Artesia

8. Chaminade

9. Pacifica/Garden Grove

9. San Dimas

10T. Rim of the World

10. Costa Mesa

10T. Ganesha

Others:
Northwood, Pomona
Bonita, Palm Desert

Others: St
Francis, Muir, Banning, Corona del Mar

Note: This Division did not report in to
the CIF-SS with any updated polling information for this week, so this poll is the same as
last week's. The CIF-SS press release which accompanied the polls, contained a
statement advising those interested in this Division poll to check with the CIF-SS website
by midweek to see if there is any updated information.